* Heroic Sacrifice = 3* Killed off for real = 3* Never found = 3* The collection of Strand short stories is stated in the last story to have been the Montage = 4* Protagonist = 1* 10 year gap = 4* Never come back = 4* 24/7 = 3.42. The return was unexpected, but the algorithm fails to take RealLife pressure into consideration.

* Heroic Sacrifice = 3* Killed off for real = 3* Never found = 3* The collection of Strand short stories is stated in the last story to have been the Montage = 4* Protagonist = 1* 10 year gap = 4* Never come back = 4* 24/7 = 3.42. The return was unexpected, but the algorithm fails to take RealLife pressure into consideration.

Here's an attempt for the highest natural score, without arbitrarily adding constants. I'm looking look at you [[spoiler:Shirley]].

Elizabeth Gant from ''[[Creator/MatthewReilly Scarecrow]]''Nathaniel.

* Cause: Guillotine in Definitely a SharkPit: 4* Genre: AnyoneCanDie: 4* Body: Head leaves body. Described in detail. 4* Reaction: Montage. Protagonist tries to kill himself. 4* Last Words: FamousLastWords: 3* Role: Recently upgraded to loved one: 4* When: 6 years ago: (A little confusing, but this seems to be a 4)* Come back before: Never: 4* Avg. 3.875. It's a shame the bad guys were nice enough to let her finish, or she would have reached a perfect 4.

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Chewbacca in ''Franchise/StarWars''* Cause of Death: HeroicSacrifice - 3for the kid. (3)* Genre: AnyoneCanDie - 4('''4''')* [[ChunkySalsaRule They'll be lucky if they find one of his teeth]] underneath all that glass and iron. (4)* Kind of hard to really categorize, mostly by acceptance and moving on. (3.5)* He told Bartimaeus to say hello to Kitty. (3)* He's the main protagonist! (1)* SeriesFinale. (4)* See above, he hasn't come back yet. (4)* 26.5/8 = '''3.3125''', Alas, your memory shall live on in the fanfics, Nathaniel. Farewell.

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[[folder:''Bridge to Terabithia'']]

Leslie.

* Cause: Bridge Drop. Well, rope drop; [[GallowsHumor the bridge wasn't there yet]]. '''4'''.* Genre: KilledOffForReal (would probably be AnyoneCanDie since it's a setting totally grounded in reality, but she's the ''only'' character to die): '''3'''.* Body Found: No - 3This is where it gets suspicious. Neither the reader/viewer or Jess ever sees her body, and she's cremated on ''the same day'' she's found. '''2'''.* Reaction: [[HesDeadJim She's dead, Jess]]. '''3'''.* Famous Last Words: The literary equivalent of a montage - 4death is offscreen, so no score.* Characterization: Regular - 2Somewhere between Protagonist and Loved One, which are opposite ends of the spectrum; it's played similar to a DeathByOriginStory ''a la'' [[{{Spider-Man}} Ben Parker]], but it's not actually used as an origin for anything, and she's co-lead of the story. Split the difference, '''2.5'''.* When: Ten When did she die? 6 years ago, RL timesince the movie, and ''35'' since the book. '''4'''.* "Died" and come back? No - 4No. '''4'''.* Average: 23/7=3.285714. In pace requiescat.

Tenn Graneet3.21. The back door is there, but still not likely, especially since she was based on a real person who actually died.

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[[folder:''Discworld'']]

Granny Weatherwax in ''Discworld/LordsAndLadies''.

* Cause of Death: RedemptionEqualsDeath - Cause: Resisting the Elf Queen to buy Magrat time to finish her off. Probably counts as HeroicSacrifice: 3* Genre: AnyoneCanDie - 4Reader Expectation: ''Discworld'' has repeatedly shown that death is for keeps, but is sparing about it. Call it a 3.5* BodyFound: Not much left to find - Body Found?: Yep, laid out in the castle morgue: 3* Reaction: Effectively LeftForDead - 1Everyone pretty much thinks she's dead, are mourning and breaking open her will. 3* Characterization: {{Mook}} MauveShirt - 3Last Words: Asks Magrat if she is ready to be Queen? Probably counts as an Obi Wan Moment, so 3.* Characterisation: Main character and series regular so 1.* When: The original movie - 4Same book. 1* "Died Died and come back? Never - 4* Average: 22/7=3.124857.

Sherlock Holmes.* Heroic Sacrifice = 3* Killed off for real = 3* Never found = 3* The collection of Strand short stories is stated in the last story to have been the Montage = 4* Protagonist = 1* 10 year gap = 4* Never come back = 4* 24/7 = 3.42. The return was unexpected, but the algorithm fails to take RealLife pressure into consideration.

[[folder:''A Song of Strand short stories is stated in the last story to have been the Montage = 4* Protagonist = 1* 10 year gap = 4* Never come back = 4* 24/7 = 3.42. The return was unexpected, but the algorithm fails to take RealLife pressure into consideration.

* Definitely a HeroicSacrifice for the kid. (3)* AnyoneCanDie ('''4''')* [[ChunkySalsaRule They'll be lucky if they find one of his teeth]] underneath all that glass and iron. (4)* Kind of hard to really categorize, mostly by acceptance and moving on. (3.5)* He told Bartimaeus to say hello to Kitty. (3)* He's the main protagonist! (1)* SeriesFinale. (4)* See above, he hasn't come back yet. (4)* 26.5/8 = '''3.3125''', Alas, your memory shall live on in the fanfics, Nathaniel. Farewell.

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''Literature/BridgeToTerabithia'''s Leslie:

* Cause: Bridge Drop. Well, rope drop; [[GallowsHumor the bridge wasn't there yet]]. '''4'''.* Genre: KilledOffForReal (would probably be AnyoneCanDie since it's a setting totally grounded in reality, but she's the ''only'' character to die): '''3'''.* Body Found: This is where it gets suspicious. Neither the reader/viewer or Jess ever sees her body, and she's cremated on ''the same day'' she's found. '''2'''.* Reaction: [[HesDeadJim She's dead, Jess]]. '''3'''.* Famous Last Words: The death is offscreen, so no score.* Characterization: Somewhere between Protagonist and Loved One, which are opposite ends of the spectrum; it's played similar to a DeathByOriginStory ''a la'' [[{{Spider-Man}} Ben Parker]], but it's not actually used as an origin for anything, and she's co-lead of the story. Split the difference, '''2.5'''.* When did she die? 6 years since the movie, and ''35'' since the book. '''4'''.* "Died" and come back? No. '''4'''.* Average: 3.21. The back door is there, but still not likely, especially since she was based on a real person who actually died.

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Granny Weatherwax: ''Discworld/LordsAndLadies'':* Cause: Resisting the Elf Queen to buy Magrat time to finish her off. Probably counts as HeroicSacrifice: 3* Reader Expectation: ''Discworld'' has repeatedly shown that death is for keeps, but is sparing about it. Call it a 3.5* Body Found?: Yep, laid out in the castle morgue: 3* Reaction: Everyone pretty much thinks she's dead, are mourning and breaking open her will. 3* Last Words: Asks Magrat if she is ready to be Queen? Probably counts as an Obi Wan Moment, so 3.* Characterisation: Main character and series regular so 1.* When: Same book. 1* Died and came back: Granny has been counted as dead so often she even had a sign made saying "I aten't dead" so that is a 1. * Average it out and that is 1.48, back before the end of the book (and so she is).

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Let's [[/folder]]

[[folder:''Sherlock Holmes'']]

Sherlock Holmes.

* Heroic Sacrifice = 3* Killed off for real = 3* Never found = 3* The collection of Strand short stories is stated in the last story to have been the Montage = 4* Protagonist = 1* 10 year gap = 4* Never come back = 4* 24/7 = 3.42. The return was unexpected, but the algorithm fails to take a look at Nathaniel from Literature/TheBartimaeusTrilogy:

RealLife pressure into consideration.

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[[folder:''Star Wars Legends'']]

Chewbacca.

* Definitely a Cause of Death: HeroicSacrifice for the kid. (3)- 3* Genre: AnyoneCanDie ('''4''')* [[ChunkySalsaRule They'll be lucky if they find one of his teeth]] underneath all that glass and iron. (4)* Kind of hard to really categorize, mostly by acceptance and moving on. (3.5)* He told Bartimaeus to say hello to Kitty. (3)* He's the main protagonist! (1)* SeriesFinale. (4)* See above, he hasn't come back yet. (4)* 26.5/8 = '''3.3125''', Alas, your memory shall live on in the fanfics, Nathaniel. Farewell.

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''Literature/BridgeToTerabithia'''s Leslie:

* Cause: Bridge Drop. Well, rope drop; [[GallowsHumor the bridge wasn't there yet]]. '''4'''.* Genre: KilledOffForReal (would probably be AnyoneCanDie since it's a setting totally grounded in reality, but she's the ''only'' character to die): '''3'''.- 4* Body Found: This is where it gets suspicious. Neither the reader/viewer or Jess ever sees her body, and she's cremated on ''the same day'' she's found. '''2'''.No - 3* Reaction: [[HesDeadJim She's dead, Jess]]. '''3'''.* Famous Last Words: The death is offscreen, so no score.literary equivalent of a montage - 4* Characterization: Somewhere between Protagonist and Loved One, which are opposite ends of the spectrum; it's played similar to a DeathByOriginStory ''a la'' [[{{Spider-Man}} Ben Parker]], but it's not actually used as an origin for anything, and she's co-lead of the story. Split the difference, '''2.5'''.Regular - 2* When did she die? 6 When: Ten years since the movie, and ''35'' since the book. '''4'''.ago, RL time* "Died" and come back? No. '''4'''.No - 4* Average: 3.21. The back door is there, but still not likely, especially since she was based on a real person who actually died.

* Cause: Resisting the Elf Queen to buy Magrat time to finish her off. Probably counts as HeroicSacrifice: Cause of Death: RedemptionEqualsDeath - 3* Reader Expectation: ''Discworld'' has repeatedly shown that death is for keeps, but is sparing about it. Call it a 3.5Genre: AnyoneCanDie - 4* Body Found?: Yep, laid out in the castle morgue: BodyFound: Not much left to find - 3* Reaction: Everyone pretty much thinks she's dead, are mourning and breaking open her will. Effectively LeftForDead - 1* Characterization: {{Mook}} MauveShirt - 3* Last Words: Asks Magrat if she is ready to be Queen? Probably counts as an Obi Wan Moment, so 3.* Characterisation: Main character and series regular so 1.* When: Same book. 1The original movie - 4* Died "Died and came come back? Never - 4* Average: 22/7=3.124857.

Feltipern Trevagg.

* Cause: Seduction GoneHorriblyRight, so DeathByIrony - 4* Expectation: AnyoneCanDie - 4* BodyFound: With ''no possibility whatsoever'' of OnlyMostlyDead - 4* Reaction: [[HesDeadJim He's Dead, Balu]] - 3* Characterization: One-shot douchebag - 4* When: ''Literature/TalesFromTheMosEisleyCantina'' - 4* "Died" and come back: Granny has been counted as dead so often she even had a sign made saying "I aten't dead" so that is a 1. Never - 4* Average it out and that is 1.48, back before the end of the book (and so she is).Average: 27/7=3.857124... - Good riddance

Currently, [[spoiler:Shirley]] from ''CodeGeass'' and [[spoiler:the real Caulder]] from ''VideoGame/AdvanceWars: Days of Ruin'' have scored 4, the highest possible. The latter is more notable by having 4 in ''every'' category instead of getting the [=CLAMP=] bonus that the former got. No characters have got the lowest possible score of 1 yet, but [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Bowser]] is the leader of the death-defying derby at 1.5, even beating WesternAnimation/SouthPark's Kenny.

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Currently, [[spoiler:Shirley]] from ''CodeGeass'' ''Anime/CodeGeass'' and [[spoiler:the real Caulder]] from ''VideoGame/AdvanceWars: Days of Ruin'' have scored 4, the highest possible. The latter is more notable by having 4 in ''every'' category instead of getting the [=CLAMP=] bonus that the former got. No characters have got the lowest possible score of 1 yet, but [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Bowser]] is the leader of the death-defying derby at 1.5, even beating WesternAnimation/SouthPark's Kenny.

* Average: 21.5/8= 2.7. A semi-high score, and DC seems to be sticking to this one for a while. Still, he'll definitely be back, likely before the end of 2010 at the latest.[[supersecretspoiler: CORRECT!]]

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* Average: 21.5/8= 2.7. A semi-high score, and DC seems to be sticking to this one for a while. Still, he'll definitely be back, likely before the end of 2010 at the latest.[[supersecretspoiler: CORRECT!]]

Currently, [[spoiler:Shirley]] from ''CodeGeass'' and [[spoiler:the real Caulder]] from ''AdvanceWars: Days of Ruin'' have scored 4, the highest possible. The latter is more notable by having 4 in ''every'' category instead of getting the [=CLAMP=] bonus that the former got. No characters have got the lowest possible score of 1 yet, but [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Bowser]] is the leader of the death-defying derby at 1.5, even beating WesternAnimation/SouthPark's Kenny.

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Currently, [[spoiler:Shirley]] from ''CodeGeass'' and [[spoiler:the real Caulder]] from ''AdvanceWars: ''VideoGame/AdvanceWars: Days of Ruin'' have scored 4, the highest possible. The latter is more notable by having 4 in ''every'' category instead of getting the [=CLAMP=] bonus that the former got. No characters have got the lowest possible score of 1 yet, but [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Bowser]] is the leader of the death-defying derby at 1.5, even beating WesternAnimation/SouthPark's Kenny.

* Average: 3.21. The back door is there, but still not likely, especially since she was based on a real person who actually died.

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* Average: 3.21. The back door is there, but still not likely, especially since she was based on a real person who actually died.died.

----''Franchise/{{Discworld}}''

Granny Weatherwax: ''Discworld/LordsAndLadies'':* Cause: Resisting the Elf Queen to buy Magrat time to finish her off. Probably counts as HeroicSacrifice: 3* Reader Expectation: ''Discworld'' has repeatedly shown that death is for keeps, but is sparing about it. Call it a 3.5* Body Found?: Yep, laid out in the castle morgue: 3* Reaction: Everyone pretty much thinks she's dead, are mourning and breaking open her will. 3* Last Words: Asks Magrat if she is ready to be Queen? Probably counts as an Obi Wan Moment, so 3.* Characterisation: Main character and series regular so 1.* When: Same book. 1* Died and came back: Granny has been counted as dead so often she even had a sign made saying "I aten't dead" so that is a 1. *Lets crunch those numbers:** 3+3.5+3+3+3+1+1=18.5 average it out and that is 1.48*** Back before the end of the book.

* 3.4. Actually worse than Nicodemus. If she's going to come back, it will be in Turn Coat. Otherwise, she's gone for good.** ''Update:'' No appearance in Turn Coat, but WordOfGod says Lasciel's story isn't done yet...

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* 3.4. Actually worse than Nicodemus. If she's going to come back, it will be in Turn Coat.''Turn Coat''. Otherwise, she's gone for good.** ''Update:'' No appearance in Turn Coat, ''Turn Coat'', but WordOfGod says Lasciel's story isn't done yet...

Currently, [[spoiler:Shirley]] from ''CodeGeass'' and [[spoiler:the real Caulder]] from ''AdvanceWars: Days of Ruin'' have scored 4, the highest possible. The latter is more notable by having 4 in ''every'' category instead of getting the [=CLAMP=] bonus that the former got. No characters have got the lowest possible score of 1 yet, but [[Series/DoctorWho Davros and The Master]] are joint leaders in the death defying derby at 1.75, even beating WesternAnimation/SouthPark's Kenny.

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Currently, [[spoiler:Shirley]] from ''CodeGeass'' and [[spoiler:the real Caulder]] from ''AdvanceWars: Days of Ruin'' have scored 4, the highest possible. The latter is more notable by having 4 in ''every'' category instead of getting the [=CLAMP=] bonus that the former got. No characters have got the lowest possible score of 1 yet, but [[Series/DoctorWho Davros and The Master]] are joint leaders in [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Bowser]] is the death defying leader of the death-defying derby at 1.75, 5, even beating WesternAnimation/SouthPark's Kenny.

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